Thus, the executive director of the advocacy group Arms Control Association, Daryl Kimball, noted that Russian developments may be related to electronic warfare capabilities in orbit.
Such means can undermine the capabilities of the aircraft and disrupt the operation of GPS, the agency writes.
"The Russians think we're blind if we don't have access to our satellites, and that's probably true," said a former US intelligence official.
The interlocutor noted that the US ability to rely on satellites is “a major advantage in a potential confrontation, but also a serious vulnerability.”
As stated in the White House, President Joe Biden ordered the start of a direct dialogue with Russian diplomats due to the situation with a possible threat to American national security in connection with the “development of anti-satellite weapons.”
The Kremlin suggested that the White House is trying “by hook or by crook” to push Congress to vote on a bill to allocate money for Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov emphasized that such messages from the United States fit into the trend of the last decade, when Americans are “engaged in malicious writing.”